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GAO report shows agencies lack procedures to identify and prioritize obsolete regulations, risking continued compliance burdens for banks.
In a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, banking regulators still cannot reliably identify or retire outdated rules thirty years after the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act was enacted, raising concerns about ongoing compliance costs for the industry【3】.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Legislation year | 1996 |
| GAO report release | July 2026 |
| Agencies with documented procedures | None reported |
| Prioritization practice | Not adopted |
The GAO highlighted that banking agencies have not established documented processes for spotting unnecessary regulations or deciding whether issues raised in reviews merit action【3】. Without such procedures, the agencies cannot consistently apply leading practices that would improve the likelihood of meaningful burden reduction.
Beyond missing procedures, the report found agencies have not adopted methods to prioritize rule reviews or assess the cumulative impact of multiple regulations on banks【3】. This gap means regulators may overlook the most significant compliance challenges, fail to evaluate trade‑offs, and lack a clear view of how overlapping rules affect regulated entities.
The GAO’s findings suggest that, despite the 1996 mandate, the federal banking oversight framework still falls short of systematically shedding obsolete regulations, leaving banks to shoulder unclear compliance costs and regulators to miss opportunities for efficiency gains.
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